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1888Crown octavo. Pp. 248, 32 publisher's catalogue. With 4 single-page maps; footnotes. Hardcover, original turquoise cloth, decorated in black, spine gilt lettered, bit rubbed. In a very good condition (bookplate, stamp, sporadic pencil underlining). Handsome copy. ~ First edition. "When I visited Palestine, I had no thought of writing a book about it," Opens Miller, Principle of the Madras Christian College and Fellow of the University of Madras, his foreword to the book. "I found, somewhat to my surprise, that (.) an ordinary visitor who tries to observe for himself can still do something to promote a better understanding of its topography and history." In his excellent study he concentrates on the Biblical places Michmash, Elah, Gilboa, and Shiloh, and the rich history that is connected with them.
1854Crown octavo. Pp. (ii), 422, (2). With a folding lithograph map of Palestine and a folding lithograph plan of Jerusalem, trimmed, loosely inserted. Hardcover, later red three-quarter cloth and marbled boards, spine gilt. In good condition (light dampmark to bottom of leaves, spotting). Old institutional bookplate and stamp, very neat contemporary inscription, some penciling. A very nice copy in handsome binding. ~ First edition. Tobler, 186: "Dieser feiner gebildete mann schreibt sehr fliessend und anziehend." Noted classicist Dr. Henriëtte Boas' copy, with her bookplate pasted onto front paste-down.
Small 8vo. Pp. x, (ii), 483, (41) commercial ads. Halftone relief map as frontispiece (recto commercial ad), and six other maps and plans, some folding, tipped-in; numerous halftone plates, printed on different paper, bound in. Printed paste-downs. Hardcover, original dark orange cloth, embossed, lettered in gilt. Very good condition. (Tipped-in maps browned as usual due to paper quality, consecutive leaves browned as a result.) Handsome copy. ~ Fifth edition. A great wealth of information. With a particularly large section of commercial advertisements, many of which illustrated, of themselves of historical value.
1921Small octavo. Pp. viii, 377, (1) publisher's ad. Plus large folding lithograph map of Jerusalem and environs, printed in 2 colours; 3 coloured folding maps of Palestine; 4 halftone reproductions of drawn views (one full-page) printed on different paper; 3 halftone maps and plans printed on different paper, all bound in. With 3 text illustrations; tables, indices. Hardcover, bound in the original crimson cloth, lettered in yellow, decorative spine, all edges red, ribbon marker; light marginal dampstain at second half of the book not affecting text; neat old ownership signature. In a very good condition with all plates and maps present in fine condition. ~ First edition. Published for the Palestine Express Company. With handsome maps and a lovely set of drawing by E. M. Lilien, very delicately reproduced.
1864Small octavo. Pp. viii, 9-288. Tinted lithograph frontispiece. Plus 14 other tinted lithographs on 9 plates, some full-page. Ornamental head- and tail pieces. Hardcover, bound in the original decorated blue pebble-grain cloth, gilt ornament and lettering stamped within triple-rule gilt border, spine illustrated in gilt, all edges gilt, crack to inner hinge, some wear to spine ends, front flyleaf incised. In a very good condition. Nice copy of a charming book with a lovely set of plates. ~ First edition. The chief interest of many of the events recorded in the Bible gathers round its rivers and lakes, and this book attempts to link the explanation of the Scripture with the description of the scenes which are visited. It draws on many sources, namely Robinson's "Researches in Palestine," Lynch's "Narrative of the American Exploring Expedition to the Jordan and the Dead Sea," Stanley's "Sinai and Palestine," and several others. Of particular value are the charming plates, a set of delicate pen-and-ink lithographs known as "Nelson Prints". The image of each plate is first printed from a lithograph stone in a purplish ink. The plate is then coloured in pale blue and fawn from separate relief wood blocks. Not in Tobler, who refers (225) only to Tweedie's earlier work, "Jerusalem and its Environs" (1860).
1933Royal 8vo. Pp. 256. Plus frontispiece, and other 15 halftone photographic plates, printed on different paper, bound in. Appendix, index. Hardcover, original blue cloth, decorated in gilt. Very good condition. (Upper cover bit sunned, unobtrusive shelf number in manuscript to spine.) Excellent copy, bright and fresh. ~ First edition. Includes a special appendix for travellers to Palestine, titled "A Story of Guides".
1824Royal octavo. Two parts in one volume, paginated continuously. Pp. (ii), 90; 91-356. Letterpress device to title-page, Imprimatur, dated 1824, on verso; half-title with Approbation, dated 1818, on verso. List of subscribers. Footnotes. Printed on laid paper. Hardcover, contemporary half cloth and marbled boards, spine gilt, with small shelf label, all edges speckled, old institutional stamps and label. In about fine condition. ~ Travel account to the Holy Land. Not in Tobler, who lists the 1819 edition and the 1860 edition only.
1928Crown octavo. Pp. xiii, 332. Footnotes, chronology, bibliography, indices. Hardcover, original blue cloth, spine gilt, sunned, some underlines. Good. ~ First British edition. With index of Scriptural references, and extended index of subjects and proper names. The story of a four months journey to Egypt, Palestine, and Syria, with emphasis on geography, history, and Biblical sources.
1925Crown 8vo. Pp. 276, (4) publisher's ads. Hardcover, original paper-covered boards, lettered in gilt. Good condition. (Boards discoloured, small dumpmark to upper board, short splits to upper joint mended.) Else clean, good copy. ~ First edition.
1929Crown 8vo. Pp. 282. Plus 27 halftone photographic illustrations, printed on different paper, bound in. With 6 illustrations to the text. Hardcover, half cloth and marbled boards with original cover and spine laid down. Very good condition. (Overall light tanning due to paper quality; old institutional bookplate, stamp, minor pencil marking to few leaves.) ~ First edition. A nice collection of travel photographs, views, touristic sites. Noted classicist Dr. Henriëtte Boas' copy, with her bookplate pasted onto front paste-down.
Small octavo. Pp. 161, 24 publisher's catalogue. Hardcover, original green cloth lettered in black, spine gilt, bevelled edges, old institutional bookplate, stamp, contemporary dedication in neat hand, some pencil underlining. In about fine condition. A lovely copy. ~ First edition. Noted classicist Dr. Henriëtte Boas' copy, with her bookplate. Francis Romano Oliphant (1859-1894), the younger son of the painter Francis Wilson Oliphant (1818-1859), was born in Rome after his father's death. He graduated from Oxford in 1883. In 1891 he published his "Notes of a Pilgrimage to Jerusalem and the Holy Land" which originally appeared in the form of letters addressed to the "Spectator", to which he was a frequent contributor. He later aided his mother in the preparation of her "Victorian Age of Literature", published in 1892. Scarce. KVK locates 2 copies in British Library. British Union Catalog adds copies in Cambridge, Durham, Manchester, and National Library of Scotland. OCLC 13686843 locates only 7 other copies worldwide, 6 of which are in the USA, one in Israel (Jewish National & University Library).
1936Octavo. Pp. 320. Illustrated endpapers. Hardcover, original buckram, illustrated endpapers. Bookplate, pencil underlining, spotting to edges. Lacks all photo plates. Very good reading copy. ~ First edition.
Octavo. Pp. 378. Hardcover, contemporary cloth-backed marbled boards, manuscript labels to spine. In fine condition (old institutional stamps and label to prelims). Excellent, practically unused copy, fresh and bright. ~ New edition, with an extended appendix of notes and related information. Tobler, 190 (earlier editions).
Crown octavo. Pp. 167. With line-drawn illustration to each chapter. Hardcover, original light blue cloth, with illustrated dust-jacket. Trimmed rough. In a very good condition, with many leaves still unopened (bit dust-soiled). ~ First edition. Rare. Noted classicist Dr. Henriëtte Boas' copy, with her charming bookplate inside cover, discreet under flap of dust-jacket. Thomas Ratcliffe Barnett (1868-1946).
1937Octavo. Pp. xv, 355. Plus (helio)gravure frontispiece and 23 other (helio)gravure plates, many of which double-page, printed on thick paper. Bibliography, appendix, index. Illustrated endpapers. Hardcover, original black cloth, spine gilt with small shelf number in neat hand. In fine condition. An excellent copy. ~ First edition. Account of a journey into the Sinai Desert. With a nice collection of original photographs.
19288vo. Pp. 274. Portrait frontispiece. Plus halftone illustrations, printed on different paper, bound in. Hardcover, original sky blue cloth, spine gilt. Very good condition. (Neat ownership signature to front flyleaf; some yellowing, light spotting to edges.) Else, bright copy. Fine. ~ First edition. Nice, personal travel account with sensitive observations.
1927Crown quarto. Pp. 310. Plus 41 photographic plates and 2 maps. Bibliography, indices. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's duo colour cloth, marbled endpapers, ribbon marker; sporadic foxing. In a very good condition. ~ Second, revised edition, with enlarged number of illustrations. The binding is also somewhat more luxurious than that of the earlier edition.
19338vo. Pp. 183. Frontispiece. Plus eight halftone plates bound in. Hardcover, original green cloth. Very good condition. (Cloth faded, numbers painted to spine.) Internally bright. ~ First edition.
19258vo. Pp. 259. Frontispiece, and seven other plates in colour, bound in. Hardcover, original blue cloth, spine gilt. In fine condition. ~ First British edition. Colour illustrations from paintings by the author.
19378vo. Pp. vii, 376. Frontispiece. Plus 11 halftone plates bound in. Hardcover, original light blue cloth, spine lettered in black. In fine condition. (Private ownership stamp to front flyleaf, blank). An excellent copy. ~ First edition. A highly personal account of a journey to Palestine, with visits to Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria.
Crown octavo. Pp. iv, 348. Plus 5 tinted wood-engraved plates, including frontispiece, these dampmarked and foxed. Footnotes. Hardcover, original quarter black calf and marbled boards, spine gilt tooled, with 3 blind-stamped ornaments. Three ribbon markers. In a very good condition (old private ownership stamp). ~ First Dutch edition.
Three books in one volume. Octavo. Pp. vii, 343; (2), 310, (1) verso blank; (1) verso blank, 302, (1) verso blank. Three title-pages and three chromolithograph frontispieces with tissue guards, a pair to each book. Plus 10 other chromolithograph plates with facing tissue guards, and two hand-coloured, folding lithograph maps, bound-in. Index. Hardcover, contemporary tan half calf, corners forest-green, and marbled boards. Spine gilt-stamped, richly decorated. In about fine condition (paper on boards rubbed and dull, endpapers dusty, small stain or two). Overall an excellent copy. ~ First edition. Tobler, p. 226 (wrongfully dating the edition as 1862). Very rare. Eduard Gerdes (1821-1898). With charming views of Hebron, Bethlehem, Jaffa, Jericho, Mount of Olives, Sinai, Suez, Damascus, and other locations in the region.
1985Square quarto. Pp. 155. Portrait frontispiece. With 60 full-page colour reproductions of Roberts lithographs, each with explanatory text on the facing page. Map, illustrations to the text. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's luxe velvet, placed in the original illustrated slipcase, this with small damage to one corner. In fine condition. Excellent copy, book is as-new. ~ First edition.
1930Royal quarto. Pp. 159. Plus 8 full-page (helio)gravure plates, each with a caption printed on facing tissue guard. With numerous (helio)gravures of fine quality (many full-page), printed in lightly-tinted ink, to the text. Printed on thick paper throughout. Original card wrappers with integral pictorial dust-jacket, bit chipped and soiled. Book itself is in a very good condition. ~ A numbered copy of the first, limited edition. A magnificent visual tour and a celebration of fine early photography in Palestine. The fine technique of gravure printing (Kupfertiefdruck, Rakeltiefdruck), developed by Karl Klic (1841-1927), is often referred to erratically as photogravure or heliogravure, terms which describe another process. Experiments in gravure printing began in the 1850s, and reproductions of rare prints by this method became common from the 1870s. It was not, however, until around 1880 that the development of this most brilliant and faithful monochrome reproductive technique yet known in the history of printing, began. Klic adapted the cross-line screen to the old hand photogravure process, but kept it secret rather than patenting it, and the technique was reinvented by others in the years afterwards. Noted classicist Dr. Henriëtte Boas' copy, with her bookplate. [Descriptive text Copyright Librarium, The Hague]
1901Octavo. Pp. xii, 340. Frontispiece portrait with tissue guard. Plus folding colour lithograph map tipped-in at rear, and a number of halftone illustrations printed on different paper, bound in. Hardcover, original red cloth, spine gilt; cloth faded, spine bit chipped at ends. Bit shabby but in good condition. ~ First edition.